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Central Fisheries Act is being enacted only for the welfare of fishermen who go for deep sea fishing says MoS Dr. L. Murugan
Addressing the fishermen at the Kasimedu fishing harbour, the Union State Minister Dr. L. Murugan said that the fishermen will not be affected by the new Fisheries Act. The Union State Minister stated that the Act is mainly for the welfare of the fishermen and the Act was still in consultation stage. A meeting was held with Parliamentary members of the Coastal Parliamentary constituencies, he added. Only after hearing the views of the fishermen, a decision would be taken, he said.
Work is underway to issue Kisan credit cards to fishermen. He also said that a separate ministry for fishermen has been set up only under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi.
The new Fisheries Act introduces a fishermen registration system to prevent out-of-state fishermen from entering their area. This ensures the safety of deep sea fishermen.
Preliminary work has been started to bring in a sponge farming project for the benefit of fishing women. Self Help Groups and women will benefit from this. He said the fisheries villages would be adopted by the Central Government's Fisheries and Fisheries Construction Development Fund.and basic facilities and schools would be provided there.
Later, travelling by boat, the Minister inspected and reviewed the project regarding modernization of the Chennai port.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Department of Fertilizers to promote Cloth/Jute bags, locally tailored, to reduce the Consumption of Single Use Plastics
(Department of Fertilizers is committed to do its utmost efforts to reduce the consumption of single use plastics. As these are non biodegradable they pollute our environment. An effective ban on single use plastic can happen if an alternative is available in the market. Cloth/Jute bags, locally tailored and produced can be viable alternative.
Women’s self help groups can easily be trained for tailoring and marketing of such cloth bags.
Looking into such opportunities, Department of Fertilizers, during the Swachhata Pakhwada and Swachhata Hi Sewa campaign, decided to distribute cloth bags produced by Women’s Self help Group Sri Laxmi Devi Swasya Group of village Maragondanahalli Grama Panchayat Ramohalli District, Karnataka to its employees.
It is hoped that the employees would not only use cloth bags for the daily use but will be enthused to take action towards reducing use of plastic and would focus plastic waste management in a big way. At the same time, the local production by self-help groups would also contribute as additional source of income to them.
It is a small step taken by Department of Fertilizers to reduce single use plastic usage and to make people aware of viable alternative while at the same time to improve the income and livelihood of rural women of India.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Plan for Accelerating Growth of Districts by 3%
To involve the districts more actively in the growth of the Indian economy and to formulate a common development vision starting from the district level, through a participatory mechanism, it has been decided by Union Commerce & Industry Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu that District Plan will be created for achieving this goal. Shri Suresh Prabhu emphasised the need to accelerate growth in the districts to ensure growth at the national level. There is need to create resource based plans, for the districts based on a bottom-up approach and implement the plan by going beyond a silo-ed mind-set. An addition of 3% growth at the district level will ensure that USD 5 trillion target for the Indian economy becomes achievable.
The Plan will provide specific interventions taking into account resources, strengths of the districts, sectoral interventions for agriculture including mapping of cropping pattern, industry including MSME and services relevant for the districts, skilling initiatives, Ease of Doing Business, access to credit and convergence of existing efforts in public and private sectors. Active participation of the State governments and district administration will be sought for effective implementation of the plan.
The initiative will begin with 6 districts, including Sindhudurg & Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Solan in Himachal Pradesh have been selected. A Steering Committee will be formed to oversee creation and implementation of the plan. It will be headed by Minister for Commerce and Industry with members from different Ministry of Union Government and representatives from State Governments of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. The Indian Institutes of Management  in the selected States will prepare the plan. An implementation committee is proposed at the District level to ensure implementation of the plan. The Committee will be headed by the District Collector/ District Magistrate.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
‘Livestock Census’
The Government has released the Key Results  of 20th Livestock Census, 2019. The comparison of species-wise population of livestock and poultry between the last two Livestock Census periods is given in the following table:
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All India-Livestock & Poultry Population 
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Category
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As per 19th Livestock
Census- 2012
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As per 20th Livestock Census-
2019
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Cattle
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190.90
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192.52
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Buffaloes
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108.70
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109.85
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Sheep
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65.07
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74.26
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Goat
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135.17
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148.88
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Pig
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10.29
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9.06
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Mithun
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0.30
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0.38
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Yak
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0.08
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0.06
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Horse & Ponies
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0.63
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0.34
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Mule
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0.20
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0.08
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Donkeys
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0.32
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0.12
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Camel
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0.40
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0.25
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Total Livestock
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512.06
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535.82
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Total Poultry
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729.21
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851.81
As per the Key Results  of 20th Livestock Census-2019, the Cattle population has increased to 192.52 million in 2019 from 190.90 million in 2012.The detailed State-wise Cattle population is annexed.
The online data collection method adopted during 20th Livestock Census provided provisions for various online checks of data and also allowed the field officials to verify the data online. Further provisions were also provided for online monitoring of field work through various monitoring reports.
The comparison of species-wise population of livestock and poultry in respect of Telangana between the last two Livestock Census periods is given below-
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Telangana-Livestock & Poultry Population 
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Category
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As per 19th Livestock Census- 2012
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As per 20th Livestock Census- 2019
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Cattle
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4880
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4218
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Buffaloes
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4160
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4226
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Sheep
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12836
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19063
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Goat
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4576
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4935
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Pig
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237
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178
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Horse & Ponies
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3
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4
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Mule
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0.54
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0.09
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Donkeys
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3
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2
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Camel
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0.15
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0.07
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Total Livestock
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26696
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32626
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Total Poultry
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80751
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79999
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
WCD Ministry nominates three Members of NCW
Ministry of Women and Child Development, In pursuance of Section 3 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, has nominated the following as Members of the National Commission for Women:
- Smt. Chandramukhi Devi.
- Smt. Soso Shaiza
- Smt. Kamlesh Gautam,
They shall hold office for a period of three years or till the age of 65 years or until further orders from the date of assumption of charge of office, whichever is the earlier.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 207.47 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 17,72,441 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,23,535
- Active cases stand at 0.28%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.53%
- 18,053 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,35,73,094
- 16,561 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 87.95 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,04,189 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government of India
Ministry of Power
NHPC celebrates World Environment Day
NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower company under Ministry of Power celebrated ‘World Environment Day’ with great enthusiasm at NHPC Residential Colony, Faridabad on 5th June, 2021.
During the celebration, a special plantation drive was held wherein over 60 saplings of various shady & fruit bearing species like Peepal, Ashok, Mango, Pomegranate, Jamun, Cheeku, Mousambi, Lemon and Guava were planted at the NHPC colony. In line with the theme of this year's Word Environment Day i.e. “Resetting Our Relationship with Nature”, bird houses and squirrel houses were installed on various trees all over the colony area. These bird houses are capable of providing proper habitat and security to the birds and help in increasing their numbers. To enhance awareness towards environmental conservation, environment friendly material like eco-friendly fruit and vegetable seeds pencils and bamboo charcoal toothbrushes were distributed amongst NHPC employees’ children. Large scale plantation drives were also held across all NHPC locations at Regional Offices, Power Stations and Projects during World Environment Day 2021. The celebrations were held with limited number of participants, duly following the norms of social distancing and safety precautions in view of ongoing Covid -19 pandemic.
Ministry of Defence
2nd meeting of India-Tanzania Joint Defence Cooperation Committee held in Arusha
The second edition of Joint Defence Cooperation Committee  meeting between India and Tanzania was held in Arusha on June 28 & 29, 2023. The Indian delegation, led by Joint Secretary Shri Amitabh Prasad, included senior officials from Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. The High Commissioner of India to Tanzania Shri Binay S Pradhan also attended the meeting.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of opportunities for collaboration with a view to enhancing security in the Indian Ocean Region. The Indian delegation highlighted the growing prowess of the Indian Defence manufacturing to export to friendly countries. A five-year roadmap for defence cooperation was also agreed to between the two sides, which covers initiatives ranging from customised training & capacity building to maritime cooperation, infrastructure building and collaboration in defence equipment and technology.
Representatives from Defence PSUs also accompanied the Indian delegation. They held extensive meetings with the stakeholders from the Tanzanian Forces on the sidelines of the JDCC meeting.
India shares close, warm and friendly relations with Tanzania which is bolstered by robust capacity building and avenues for development partnership. The visit of the Indian delegation for the JDCC meeting is expected to further strengthen defence relations with Tanzania.
AYUSH
Statement issued by the Ministry of Ayush on claims of Patanjali Ayurved regarding treatment of COVID-19
Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of the news being recently flashed in the media about Ayurvedic medicines developed for treatment of COVID-19 by Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, Haridwar . Facts of the claim and details of the stated scientific study are not known to the Ministry.
The concerned Ayurvedic drug manufacturing company has been informed that such advertisements of drugs including Ayurvedic medicines are regulated under the provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedies  Act, 1954 and Rules thereunder and the directives issued by the Central Government in the wake of COVID outbreak. Ministry had also issued a Gazette Notification No. L.11011/8/2020/AS dated 21st April, 2020 stating the requirements and the manner the research studies on COVID-19 with Ayush interventions/medicines should be undertaken.
In order to make this Ministry aware of the facts of the aforesaid news and verify the claims, Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has been asked to provide at the earliest details of the name and composition of the medicines being claimed for COVID treatment; site/hospital, where the research study was conducted for COVID-19; protocol, sample size, Institutional Ethics Committee clearance, CTRI registration and results data of the study  and stop advertising/publicizing such claims till the issue is duly examined. Ministry has also requested concerned State Licensing Authority of Uttrakhand Government to provide copies of license and product approval details of the Ayurvedic medicines being claimed for the treatment of COVID -19.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
“NERAMAC revival and Oil Palm Mission are a big boost to North east Farmers, will contribute to doubling of their income”: G Kishan Reddy
Sri G Kishan Reddy the union minister for culture, tourism and development of north eastern region  said “the government under the leadership of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is making relentless efforts towards fulfilling the vision of a prosperous farmer for a prosperous nation”. He added “farmers are the bedrock of our country’s strength and since 7 years our focus has been on the farmer centric policies with a focus on doubling farmer’s income”.
Recently, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs , chaired by the Prime Minister has approved a revival package of Rs.77.45 crore  for revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited , a central Public Section Enterprises under the administrative control of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Regional . The Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said “The revival of NERAMAC will ensure remunerative prices to the farmers and provide better farming facilities and training to the farmers of the North Eastern Region”.
On the same day, the Union Cabinet also approved the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm  as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a special focus on the North east region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
“The Union Cabinet has approved implementation of National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm. Identifying the NE region as a special focus area, it aims to reduce import dependency of palm oil benefitting the oil palm farmers & create employment generation.” tweeted the Minister.
The Mission aims to increase the area under cultivation for Oil Palm by an additional area of 6.5 lakh hectare  thereby reaching the target of 10 lakh hectares in the next 5 years. “India is the largest edible oil importer in the world and imports 133.50 lakh tonnes costing 80 thousand crores. The decision taken under the Prime Minister’s leadership will ensure us to be self-reliant and cut our import bill thus contributing to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
The Union Minister Sri G Kishan Reddy added “the government has identified the North Eastern region as a special focus area as the target set for the North east in the next 5 years is more than 50% of the overall target of 6.5 lakh hectares set for the entire nation. On behalf of the farmers of the north eastern states, I am grateful to the Prime Minister for this visionary decision”.
The Minister also highlighted existing experience of states such as Mizoram in the North-eastern region that are ranked among the top 5 cultivators of Oil Palm in the country. “Farmers of states such as Mizoram already have significant Oil Palm cultivation experience and we can leverage their expertise in the rest of the North eastern states”, he said.
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NABARD distributes prizes to the winners of Gramiya Thiruvizha contests for college students
NABARD Gramiya Thiruvizha, a NABARD initiative to showcase the products made by Rural Artisans, Handloom weavers, Self Help Groups  and Farmers’ Producers Organizations across the country was a grand success with sales crossing Rs. 35.00 lakh during the four days from 12 to 15 December 2019, at Chennai.
The four day exhibition cum sale at Chennai was inaugurated by Thiru K. Shanmugam, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu on 12 December 2019. Traditional art-crafts like Thanjavur art plates, Nachiyar koil brass lamps, Palm leaf products, terracotta items, traditional rice verities and millets, Handloom products, organic products, Artificial jewellery, Coconut based value added products like Neera, Neera sugar etc., Jute products, Spirulina products, besides Pattachitta , Bamboo crafts , Channapatna Toys, Coconut shell products , Kantha Stitch Embroidery , Chanderi Handloom , Kalamkari , Shawls , Madubani painting  and much more were on sale. The exhibition attracted some of the foreign tourists, besides a huge number of local visitors.
NABARD utilized the social media platform to reach out the metro customers to sell the handicrafts and other products of the National level exhibition. Various contests for college students including a quiz on handicrafts, had very good response from the student community. The theme of the Photo and Video Contests was ‘Make Rural Market Global’.
As a part of Gramiya Thiruvizha, contests for college students were also organized and the winners were awarded cash prizes and Certificates by Smt. Padma Raghunathan, Chief General Manager of NABARD Tamil Nadu Regional Office on 18.12.2019.
Smt. Padma Raghunathan, Chief General Manager, NABARD, Tamil Nadu Regional Office explained that the objective of Gramiya Thiruvizha is to facilitate the artisans, weavers and SHG Women to showcase their products to urban India and also to enable them to sell their products directly to the consumers without intermediaries. This is the second Gramiya Thiruvizha organized by NABARD and the first one was organized during last Pongal this year in January. “The contests were aimed to bring the younger generation closer to the traditional artisans and weavers” she added, according to a press release issued by the NABARD Regional Office, Chennai.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
All-India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers increased by 1.7 points for April, 2022
The All-India CPI-IW for April, 2022 increased by 1.7 points and stood at 127.7 . On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 1.35 per cent with respect to previous month compared to an increase of 0.42 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.
The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.80 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat Atta, Potato, Tomato, Cauliflower, French bean, Peas, Lemon, Brinjal, Apple, Banana, Orange Soyabeen Oil, Sunflower Oil, Dairy Milk, Cow Milk, Poultry Chicken, Cooked Meal, Petrol, Diesel, Cooking Gas, kerosene Oil, Auto Rickshaw Fare, Bus Fare, Allopathic Medicine, Mobile Handset, Motor Cycle, Barbar & Beautician Charges etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this increase was largely checked by Onion, Drumstick, Bitter Guard, Parwal, Chili Green, Carrot, Egg Hen, Electricity Charges, Flower Garland, etc. putting downward pressure on the index.
At centre level, Gurugram recorded a maximum increase of 7.4 points followed by Jalandhar with 6.5 points. Among others, 3 centres recorded increase between 5 to 5.9 points, 3 centres recorded increase between 4 to 4.9 points, 3 centres between 3 to 3.9 points, 23 centres between 2 to 2.9 points, 32 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 19 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Darjeeling recorded a maximum decrease of 0.8 points followed by Alwar and Shilong with 0.2 points each.
Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 6.33 per cent compared to 5.35 per cent for the previous month and 5.14 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 7.05 per cent against 6.27 per cent of the previous month and 4.78 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, compiles Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW 
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for March, 2022 and April, 2022
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Sr. No.
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Groups
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March, 2022
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April, 2022
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I
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Food & Beverages
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125.4
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127.5
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II
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Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants
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144.1
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144.4
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III
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Clothing & Footwear
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123.9
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125.6
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IV
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Housing
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118.9
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118.9
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V
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Fuel & Light
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160.6
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164.9
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VI
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Miscellaneous
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123.9
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125.8
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General Index
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126.0
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127.7
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
Ministry of Textiles
PM to inaugurate The India Toy Fair 2021 on 27th February
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate The India Toy Fair 2021 on 27th February at 11 AM via video conferencing.
Toys play a significant part in the development of a child’s mind and also help improve psychomotor and cognitive skills in children. In his Mann ki Baat address in August 2020, the Prime Minister had said that toys not only augment activity, but also give flight to aspirations. Noting the importance of toys in the holistic development of a child, the Prime Minister has earlier also emphasized boosting toy manufacturing in India. The India Toy Fair 2021 is being organized in line with this vision of the Prime Minister.
About the Fair
The Fair will be held from 27th February to 2nd March 2021. It aims to bring together all stakeholders including buyers, sellers, students, teachers, designers etc. on a virtual platform to create sustainable linkages and encourage dialogue for the overall development of the industry. Through this platform, the Government and the Industry shall come together to discuss how India can be made the next global hub for manufacturing and sourcing of toys by way of attracting investments in the sector and promoting exports.
Over 1000 exhibitors from across 30 States and Union Territories will display their products in an e-commerce enabled virtual exhibition. It will showcase traditional Indian toys as well as modern toys including electronic toys, plush toys, puzzles and games. The fair will also host numerous webinars and panel discussions with eminent Indian and international speakers with proven capabilities in toy design and manufacturing. For children, it is an opportunity to participate in a plethora of activities, including craft demonstrations on traditional toy making and virtual visits to toy museums and factories.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviews performance of MIDHANI
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the performance of Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited  here today. The officials of the Defence Public Sector Undertaking  briefed Raksha Mantri and senior officials of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence about their ongoing projects and future plans.
Shri Rajnath Singh commended MIDHANI’s contribution towards indigenisation in defence manufacturing and lauded the DPSU for diversifying its business to other sectors like space, energy and railways. Stressing that it can play a major role in making India self-reliant in special alloys and materials, he asked the officials to focus more on innovation and R&D. He said that the DPSU has a unique place among the Defence companies with its specialized product profile and customers, with a lot of potential for exports.
MIDHANI has performed well over the last five years. The company’s value of production has increased by around 27 per cent from Rs 640 crore in FY 14-15 to Rs 815 crore in FY 18-19. Its market capitalisation hit a peak of Rs 4,637 crore and its share price hit an all-time high of Rs 248.45 as on February 20, 2020. The shares of MIDHANI continue to trade over and above the issue price of Rs 90 per share.
Import substitution of high-pressure discs for compressor of Adour MK 811 engines for Jaguar fighter plane and 74 kg titanium casting for naval application are some of the prominent achievements.
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